A tour boat operator on Lake Superior was shocked to find a family stranded Tuesday night, prompting an immediate rescue mission, according to WCCO.The Twin Cities family members were left along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore when their canoe capsized. Yonyalu and Tabithah Polinske, along with their two children, swam to the shore near Munising, Michigan, to find safety. It wasn’t until the boat spotted them that a sheriff came to their rescue. The Polinske family told authorities they had to swim around 150 yards to reach the shore when their canoe started to tread water. Crews were able to take the family to a nearby hospital without serious injuries. Watch the full rescue in the video player above.

A tour boat operator on Lake Superior was shocked to find a family stranded Tuesday night, prompting an immediate rescue mission, according to WCCO.

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The Twin Cities family members were left along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore when their canoe capsized. Yonyalu and Tabithah Polinske, along with their two children, swam to the shore near Munising, Michigan, to find safety.

It wasn’t until the boat spotted them that a sheriff came to their rescue.

The Polinske family told authorities they had to swim around 150 yards to reach the shore when their canoe started to tread water.

Crews were able to take the family to a nearby hospital without serious injuries.